If envy were the cause of terrorism, Beverly Hills [and] Fifth Avenue ... would have become targets long ago.

The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai.

The Berlin Wall wasn't the only barrier to fall after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Traditional barriers to the flow of money, trade, people and ideas also fell.

Street protests in Saudi Arabia might warm our hearts, but they could easily lead to $250 a barrel oil and a global recession.

Thanks to the Communist Party of China, we now know the path to poverty alleviation is Capitalism.

But as the arms-control scholar Thomas Schelling once noted, two things are very expensive in international life: promises when they succeed and threats when they fail.

I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional.

It all looks American because America, the country that invented mass capitalism and consumerism, got there first. the impact of mass capitalism is now universal.

You know, when the cost of capital goes down, when credit becomes cheap, people start taking greater and greater risks.

In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors.

Democracy is also a single ideology, and, like all such templates, it has its limits. what works in a legislature might not work in a corporation.

Oh invade me with your scalding mouth, search me if you like, with your nocturnal eyes, but allow me to sail and sleep upon your name.

Narciso Rodriguez was my first fashion big brother. He made my wedding dress, which was wonderful.

It is very important to be reading as well as writing. A doctor is not going to ignore new surgery practices.

Women's sport helps break down a lot of barriers for women in other areas, whether in religion or politics.

Believe, meditate, see. Be harmless, be blameless. Awake to the law. And from all sorrows free yourself.

After getting glasses and contacts it was kind of a wow moment that I could definitely see better and on the soccer field it really helped me.

Maybe other people are like mirrors that we see ourselves in; versions of ourselves that vary dramatically depending on the particular cut of glass.

I was latching on to something that was part of my heritage, because many of the slaves who were brought here were Moslems.